Unity 2D: Creative Game Development For Beginners

Unlock your potential with Unity 2D, design & deploy your first game!

What you'll learn

Learn how to build fully functional games

Understand key concepts in game development and get comfortable navigating the Unity interface

Develop a creative mindset by working through challenges like designing fun gameplay, building user-friendly interfaces, and implementing unique game mechanics

Take your game from development to publishing on various platforms (Windows, web)

Requirements

No prior experience is required, but it's expected that you've built at least one small project in Unity before.

Description

Welcome explorer, I have a quest for you. Are you ready to create your very own space game? Let's learn how to build a classic 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up game in Unity, and have a blast while doing it! You’ll start by mastering the basics—setting up your project, getting comfortable with Unity’s tools, and designing smooth player controls. Then, you’ll dive into making enemies like asteroids, aliens, and living space machines, each with their own unique animations and behaviors. You’ll even design some unique mechanics to make your game challenging and exciting!But it’s not just about gameplay—we’ll also cover creating awesome UI screens, like the Main Menu, Pause, and Game Over, and add cool sound effects to make everything pop. By the end of the course, you’ll have a fully functional space shooter game ready to show off.No prior experience is needed, but it helps if you've built a Unity project or two before. Get ready to have fun, learn new skills, and bring your game ideas to life!Throughout the course, you'll also pick up some valuable game design tips, like how to create smooth difficulty curves and keep players engaged. Plus, you'll gain practical experience in animation, sound design, and performance optimization skills that will come in handy for any future game development projects you tackle. It’s the perfect way to get creative, have fun, and get good at Unity!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Space Quest: Build Your Own Unity 2D Game

Lecture 2 Project Setup

Lecture 3 Parallax Backgrounds

Lecture 4 Player Movement and Animations

Lecture 5 Energy Management

Lecture 6 Asteroids and Obstacles

Lecture 7 Object Spawner

Lecture 8 Player Health and Collisions

Lecture 9 Pause and Un-pause

Lecture 10 Main Menu Screen

Lecture 11 Game Over Screen

Lecture 12 Particle Smoke

Lecture 13 Mission Complete Screen

Lecture 14 Win Condition

Lecture 15 Music and Sound Effects

Lecture 16 Damage Flash

Lecture 17 Phaser Weapon

Lecture 18 Object Pools

Lecture 19 Control Particles with Code

Lecture 20 Destructible Obstacles

Lecture 21 Harmless Space Critters

Lecture 22 Plasma vs Critters

Lecture 23 Heat vs Critters

Lecture 24 Secret Boss

Lecture 25 Cleaning-up and Refactoring

Lecture 26 Boss Behavior

Lecture 27 Utility functions

Lecture 28 Code Consistency

Lecture 29 Debugging and Game Balancing

Lecture 30 Export and Deploy Your Game

Lecture 31 Source Code Checkpoint 1

Lecture 32 Performance Optimizations

Lecture 33 Everything is an Object Pool

Lecture 34 Weapon Leveling

Lecture 35 Experience Bar

Lecture 36 Swarms of Enemies

Lecture 37 Enemies and Sine Waves

Lecture 38 Charging Enemy

Lecture 39 More Boss Types

Lecture 40 Enemy that Follows the Player

Lecture 41 Enemy that Shoots

Lecture 42 Boss that Shoots

Lecture 43 What's Next?

Aspiring game developers who want to create their own games from scratch.,Beginners who have some experience with Unity and want to deepen their skills in game mechanics and programming.,Anyone looking to get hands-on experience in Unity while building a complete, playable game from start to finish.